Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan Country South Korea Budget US$21 million Director Ryoo Seung-wan | Production
company Filmmaker R & K Language Korean Initial release 2017 (South Korea) Distributed by CJ E&M Film Division | |
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Starring Hwang Jung-min
So Ji-sub
Song Joong-ki Cast Song Joong‑ki, So Ji‑sub, Hwang Jung‑min, Lee Jung‑hyun, Kim Soo‑Ahn Similar Veteran, Penny Pinchers, Five Senses of Eros, A Werewolf Boy, A Frozen Flower | ||
Battleship Island (Hangul: 군함도; RR: Goonhamdo) is an upcoming South Korean film starring Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub and Song Joong-ki. It is a Japanese occupation-era film about an attempted prison break from a forced labor camp on Hashima Island.
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Synopsis
About a group of about 400 Joseon workers who risk their lives to attempt an escape from Hashima, and the story of forced labor on the island.
Principal
A bandmaster at a hotel in Kyungsung, who chooses to take his only daughter to Japan in order to keep her safe. But they get sent to the Hashima labor camp instead, and there he’ll do anything that’s asked of him, as long as he can protect his daughter
Supporting
Production
Filming began June 17, 2016 in Cheongju, South Korea and finished on December 20, 2016. The film reunites Hwang Jung-min with Ryoo Seung-wan, who directed the 2015 hit movie Veteran starring Hwang.
References
Battleship Island (film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA